Four maravedís

Date: Year 1720.

Obverse:

Shield crowned with arms of Castile, Leon and lis of Bourbon. Legend: PHILIP V D G HISPAN REX. Mint mark: B. Value mark: IIII.

Reverse:

Crowned lion left, with sword and sceptre, resting on two worlds. Legend: VTRVMQ VIRT PROTEGO 1720.

Weight: 1.12 gr. - Diameter: 16 mm. - Axes: 12 h.

Described in: Calicó Estivill, F., Calicó Estivill, X., Trigo Real, J., 1994: Spanish coins from Ferdinand and Isabella to Juan Carlos I. Years: 1474 to 1994. Years: 1474 to 1994, Barcelona, p. 400, type 234 a, no. 1655.

Published in: Ramón Sánchez, J.J., Ibáñez Sarrió, C., 2010: "Catálogo. Edad Moderna y contemporánea", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Numismatic collections of the MARQ, Alicante, p. 161.

Monetary Inventory Number: 2338.

MARQ collection. Ancient Numismatic Collection.